Systems of Systems (SoS)

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Topics

The topics contained within this knowledge area include:

• • • Architecting Approaches for Systems of Systems
    • Socio-Technical Features of Systems of Systems
    • Capability Engineering

Outline

• Introduction to Systems of Systems
  • Definition and characteristics of Systems of Systems
  • Types of SoS
  • Emergence
  • Application domains and the difference between SoSE and SE
• Architecting Systems of Systems
  • Role of System of Systems Architecting
  • Challenges in Architecting SoS
  • Architecture Analysis
  • The Open approach to SoS Engineering
  • Networks and network analysis
  • Interoperability (glossary)|Interoperability
  • Standards
• Complex socio-technical features of SoS
  • Human and organizational nature of SoS
  • Governance in SoS
  • The SoS mindset
• Capability Engineering
  • Capability engineering perspectives
  • Services view of SoSE

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